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NCTI 2007 Technology Innovators Conference on the Infinite Thinking Machine
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Check out Julie Duffield’s take on the 2007 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference. Here is an excerpt:
…An important part of this conference is connecting researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs and policy makers. It was inspiring to hear from innovators and social entrepreneurs like Jim Fruchterman from the nonprofit technology company, Benetech. Recently, Benetech was selected by the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education to provide access for every student with a print disability in the United States via Bookshare.org. Lucy spoke on a panel with Jim and Chuck Hitchcock from CAST on NIMAS legislation, an significant law that guides the production and electronic distribution of digital versions of textbooks and other instructional materials so they can be more easily converted into accessible formats. Lucy’s main question was: Why can’t services like Bookshare be made available to allow all students access to digital textbooks?…
Read the rest of her blog on the Infinite Thinking Machine.
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